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Person Jumps From Bear Mountain Bridge, Divers On Scene: Police Person Jumps From Bear Mountain Bridge, Divers On Scene: Police
Person Jumps From Bear Mountain Bridge, Divers On Scene: Police New York State Police said a person jumped from the Bear Mountain Bridge has not been located.  The incident occurred around 11:15 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 28, near Stony Point in Rockland County. State Police said divers were on the scene searching for the victim but did not divulge if the person was a man or a woman. On the Dutchess County Scanner Feed Facebook page, one person commented that he saw a few people talking with the man, trying to convince him not to jump. After jumping, the man could be seen for a few minutes treading water and then disappeared underwater, …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Rescued After Crashing 60 Feet Down Into Rocky Embankment In Region Man Rescued After Crashing 60 Feet Down Into Rocky Embankment In Region
Man Rescued After Crashing 60 Feet Down Into Rocky Embankment In Region A man had to be carried around 60 feet up a rocky Hudson Valley gorge after crashing into it, authorities said. The crash happened in Putnam County on Sunday, Oct. 6, when an all-terrain vehicle crashed down a cliff in Cold Spring at the gorge on Mill Road, according to the North Highlands Fire Department. Arriving firefighters soon made their way to the cliff and packaged the man into a stokes basket before carrying him around 60 feet up the ledge to an awaiting ambulance. He was then rushed to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla by ambulance after a helicopter had to cancel because …

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by Ben Crnic